Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Major report adds climate change to ‘high risks’ facing US government

The investigative arm of Congress has labeled climate change a “high
risk” area for the U.S. government, a finding that liberal Democrats are
using to seek political support for tougher measures to confront global
warming. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its biennial list of high-risk areas facing government operations, warned Thursday that
the U.S. needs a better cross-government approach to a threat that’s
creating huge financial exposure. “Climate change creates
significant financial risks for the federal government, which owns
extensive infrastructure, such as defense installations; insures
property through the National Flood Insurance Program; and provides
emergency aid in response to natural disasters,” the report states. Several Democrats quickly highlighted the finding, which arrives as President Obama is vowing new executive-level actions on climate but has provided few specifics on his agenda...more